July 4, 2010

2 Kings 5:1-14
Psalm 30 (UMH 762)
Galatians 6:1-6 (7-16)
Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

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• One Step Closer to Vision 20/20

• CAPABILITY BUILDING PROJECT
• Metahodus
• Family Care Ministries
• Aweng Paskua
• OFW (Overseas Filipino Workers) Ministry

       In response to the need of strengthening the capability of the mission churches fBaguio City First United Methodist Church in the Cordilleras, a project proposal was submitted to the General Board of Curch and Society. The project, Capability Building for Church Workers and Leaders & Members of In the Indigenous Communities in Northern Philippines, was finally approved and is already being implemented. GBCS approved $10, 700 of the total project cost of $25, 850.

       The project wants to accomplish the following objectives:

1. Strengthen the capability of the mission churches’ leaders to manage the affairs/programs and projects of the church.
2. Improved the agricultural production capacity and economic condition of the members of the church
3. Increased the internal capacity of the mission churches to generate internal resources to enable them to sustain church programs and projects.

       To date, several activities had been implemented including: 

1. Project Team Orientation & Planning: As an important activity of the project, and prior to actual project implementation at the mission church level, a project orientation and planning workshop was conducted in February 12, 2009. The objective of the meeting and planning workshop was to orient the members of the project team on the overall objectives and the various activities that are programmed to be conducted during the project period. The participants of the said activity include the Project Director, the Administrative Pastor, the Associate Pastor the Communications Committee Chairperson and the 5 mission churches pastors. Other members of the project team were not able to attend the orientation.

2. Mission Area Visit, Community Project Orientation & Planning: Community church visits were conducted after the initial planning in February. In these meetings, the members of the mission churches were appraised on the objectives and expected results of the project. It was also during the community meetings that the various issues, concerns and problems of the mission churches were discussed and the possible assistance that the project can provide.

3. Mission Church Management & Planning Workshop: The first major training of the project is Church Management & Planning which was conducted in March 20-21, 2009. The training was held at the Baguio City First United Methodist Church in Baguio City. Attended by 27 participants representing the 6 mission churches, the 2-day activity was a combination of lectures/inputs, group assessment of the current situations in the mission churches, workshops to identify the important activities to improve the current conditions and action planning to prepare for church activities that will be implemented to improve the capabilities of the church leaders to manage their respective mission churches.

4. Purchase and Delivery of the Soil Conditioner: Immediately after the conduct of the church management training, the project team purchased 100 bags of soil conditioner. The supplies are to be delivered to the mission churches to be used in the pilot farms identified by the members themselves.

       This project is part and parcel of the Vision 20/20 of the Baguio City First United Methodst Church.

View Status Report - April 2009 : View Status Report - June 2009 : View Status Report - October 2009